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Regardless of who found him and how, can we keep him as opposed to that other guy that wore number 36? I'll pitch in some cash.
Well done today, Mr. Jackson. Very impressive stuff.
Graphs for Game 41 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 41:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Jackson |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0.81 |
0.312 |
|
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.54 |
0.041 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.41 |
0.031 |
|
Total |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
0.75 |
0.384 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
W Castillo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.74 |
0.14 |
|
S Castro |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.088 |
|
E Bonifacio |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.46 |
0.018 |
|
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.26 |
0.009 |
|
J Lake |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.003 |
|
R Kalish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
-0.003 |
|
N Schierholtz |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.54 |
-0.009 |
|
E Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.54 |
-0.025 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.38 |
-0.03 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.52 |
-0.036 |
|
C Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.75 |
-0.039 |
|
Total |
27 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0.51 |
0.116 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Edwin Jackson. If my math is correct, today's start was the best game score Jackson has had since August 30, 2012.
- Hero - Welington Castillo. The two-run double provided the insurance for today's...
- Sidekick - Starlin Castro. The 14th time he's been in the Hero divison, more than any other Cub.
THE THREE GOATS: A tough-luck group today. But someone has to get the award daily, even if all things go well.
- Big Goat - Chris Coghlan. First-time entrant into the Goats, thanks to the 0-for-2 day with the groundout in the second inning that stranded Darwin Barney at second. The hitless day was all that separated him from...
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo. Despite the single in the sixth, the groundout in the first with Emilio Bonifacio on second landed him in the middle of the Goats today.
- Kid - Mike Olt. Two whiffs and a groundout, but the game was already sealed by the time he came to the plate for the first time.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 40 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
5.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
28 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
|
Welington Castillo |
4 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
|
Jason Hammel |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
Mike Olt |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
8 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
7.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
3 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
0 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
|
Jason Hammel |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Jose Veras |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Junior Lake |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Castro continues to put distance between himself and Rizzo in the Hero division while Olt breaks the third-place tie in the Goats. The Cubs go for their second series win of the season tomorrow with Wood on the hill.